Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to sign Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante now that Euro 2016 is over, according to multiple reports in the British media.
Antonio Conte begins working as manager at the club's Cobham training ground this week and has prioritised the signing of a high-energy midfielder as he looks to bolster Chelsea's squad after the worst season of the Roman Abramovich era.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the nature of the £20 million release clause in Kante's contract still allows Leicester to sell to the highest bidder.
Shanghai SIPG have submitted an offer of £35m but the player is not keen on a move to China, according to the Daily Mail.
Paris Saint-Germain's interest in Kante has reportedly cooled since they replaced Laurent Blanc with Unai Emery, and Chelsea will be encouraged that the 25-year-old has his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge after rejecting the offer of a new contract from Leicester City, according to the Telegraph.
Kante joined Leicester for just £5.6m from Caen last summer and played a key role in the team that shocked the football world by charging to the 2015-16 Premier League title, while breaking into Didier Deschamps' France squad in time to play at Euro 2016 on home turf.
Chelsea have endured a frustrating summer in the transfer market but completed their first signing earlier this month, acquiring Belgium international striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille for £33m.
The Telegraph also reports that Diego Costa has arrived for preseason training in much better condition than last summer, and he later admitted he was overweight when he reported for last year's preseason. Chelsea's first-team stars not involved in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 or the Copa America Centenario returned to Cobham for fitness tests on Monday.
Conte will take his first training session at Cobham on Wednesday before being unveiled to the media at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Chelsea fly to Austria on Friday for a week-long training camp that includes friendly matches against Rapid Vienna and RZ Pellets.
Antonio Conte begins working as manager at the club's Cobham training ground this week and has prioritised the signing of a high-energy midfielder as he looks to bolster Chelsea's squad after the worst season of the Roman Abramovich era.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the nature of the £20 million release clause in Kante's contract still allows Leicester to sell to the highest bidder.
Shanghai SIPG have submitted an offer of £35m but the player is not keen on a move to China, according to the Daily Mail.
Paris Saint-Germain's interest in Kante has reportedly cooled since they replaced Laurent Blanc with Unai Emery, and Chelsea will be encouraged that the 25-year-old has his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge after rejecting the offer of a new contract from Leicester City, according to the Telegraph.
Kante joined Leicester for just £5.6m from Caen last summer and played a key role in the team that shocked the football world by charging to the 2015-16 Premier League title, while breaking into Didier Deschamps' France squad in time to play at Euro 2016 on home turf.
Chelsea have endured a frustrating summer in the transfer market but completed their first signing earlier this month, acquiring Belgium international striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille for £33m.
The Telegraph also reports that Diego Costa has arrived for preseason training in much better condition than last summer, and he later admitted he was overweight when he reported for last year's preseason. Chelsea's first-team stars not involved in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 or the Copa America Centenario returned to Cobham for fitness tests on Monday.
Conte will take his first training session at Cobham on Wednesday before being unveiled to the media at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Chelsea fly to Austria on Friday for a week-long training camp that includes friendly matches against Rapid Vienna and RZ Pellets.
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